Keir Starmer
Opinion
UK politics
There are no fun facts about the next UK PM, but that’s his strength
Sir Keir Starmer looks certain to lead Britain with the most left-wing Labour government on economic matters since Harold Wilson was PM.
- by George Brandis
Latest
Not buy the book: Morrison’s new memoir a local ratings flop
Publishing industry data reveals the former PM’s religious memoir has failed to strike a chord with Australian book buyers.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Sunak v Starmer: The difference between the men who want to run Britain
The contenders in the much anticipated July election will be doing their best to argue the other guy can’t be trusted.
- by William Booth
Opinion
UK election
Britain’s best hope is a PM with the charisma of frozen peas
A boring prime minister in Keir Starmer may be the best Britain can hope for if it’s to end the omnishambles era.
- by Nick Bryant
Analysis
UK election
Besides rain and bad polls, Sunak also must contend with ghosts
Two key figures, adored and detested by their respective tribes in equal measure, will make life harder for Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
- by Rob Harris
Sunak calls snap UK election as Conservatives face thrashing at poll
In power since 2010, the Tories have tanked in opinion polls on the back of a post-COVID cost-of-living crisis and successive political scandals.
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
UK politics
Sunak closer to the scrapheap after Tories smashed at local elections
After weeks of speculation of a move against him, it appears even Sunak’s colleagues have lost hope that changing the leader could do anything ahead of the general election in the UK.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
UK election
It’s a strange day in politics when a PM does the opposition’s hard work
In defining the next UK general election as an opportunity for change, Rishi Sunak handed Labour the best soundbite of its campaign.
- by George Brandis
Protester showers Keir Starmer in glitter as he sets out prime ministerial vision
Keir Starmer is on track to be the next British prime minister – and an encounter with a protester appears to have done him a favour, according to supporters.
- by Latika Bourke
Opinion
UK politics
Climate wars have not been a feature of British politics. That’s about to change
Labour is widely expected to win next year’s election. But Rishi Sunak is not going to die wondering and is playing the carbon card.
- by George Brandis
Opinion
Brexit
Britain isn’t stuck in the past, it’s stuck in the present
Britain has become Limboland, a nation in which one of its most famous tea-towel epigrams is in danger of becoming a looping incantation: Keep calm and carry on.
- by Nick Bryant